'SK → KIA → Hanwha → LG → Strongest Baseball → Samsung' 50 million won 40-year-old veteran 2nd-tier 3 hits, 2 runs in 1 inning due to wild pitching

Jul 27, 2024

'SK → KIA → Hanwha → LG → Strongest Baseball → Samsung' 50 million won 40-year-old veteran 2nd-tier 3 hits, 2 runs in 1 inning due to wild pitching
Song Eun-beom, who joined the Samsung Lions. Photo courtesy of Samsung Lions
'SK → KIA → Hanwha → LG → Strongest Baseball → Samsung' 50 million won 40-year-old veteran 2nd-tier 3 hits, 2 runs in 1 inning due to wild pitching
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'SK → KIA → Hanwha → LG → Strongest Baseball → Samsung' 50 million won 40-year-old veteran 2nd-tier 3 hits, 2 runs in 1 inning due to wild pitching
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Song Eun-beom, a 40-year-old veteran pitcher who got another chance with the Samsung Lions, pitched his first real game in the Futures League.

Song Eun-burn took the mound as the third pitcher in a Futures League game against the KIA Tigers in Hampyeong on the 27th and allowed three hits and two runs in one inning.

At the bottom of the fourth inning, trailing 3-7, Song Eun-beom, who took the mound after starter Kim Dae-ho and Hong Jung-woo, faced No. 3 Lee Woo-sung and met the center batting line.

He struck with Lee Woo-sung on the first and second pitches, but he threw two balls later to become 2B2S, and allowed a right-handed hit on the fifth pitch. For No. 4 Oh Sun-woo, it was a crisis from the start with no outs and runners on first and second base after hitting the right field at the first pitch.

He then allowed a double on the right-field line for the fifth time in 2B2S with No. 5 Kim Ho-ryeong, allowing one run. With no outs and runners on the second and third bases, he induced No. 6 Kim Seok-hwan to ground out in front of the first base, and the first baseman threw home to tag out the third baseman to prevent a run.

However, there was a wild pitch during the match against Park Min-ho No. 7 and he gave one point. Song Eun-beom, who handled Park Min with a ground ball in front of the third base with one out and second base, finished the inning by catching Han Seung-taek with a fly to the second base. In a situation that is drawing attention, he received three consecutive hits as soon as he started pitching in a real game for the first time in a long time, but he gradually stabilized and induced a mistake to finish the inning quickly, showing his crisis management ability as a veteran.

Song Eun-beom, who joined the SK Wyverns as the first nomination in 2003, has been a starter and an all-weather pitcher in the bullpen for a total of 21 seasons through SK, KIA, Hanwha, and LG.

'SK → KIA → Hanwha → LG → Strongest Baseball → Samsung' 50 million won 40-year-old veteran 2nd-tier 3 hits, 2 runs in 1 inning due to wild pitching
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'SK → KIA → Hanwha → LG → Strongest Baseball → Samsung' 50 million won 40-year-old veteran 2nd-tier 3 hits, 2 runs in 1 inning due to wild pitching
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In a total of 680 games, he played in various positions such as starters and bullpens, recording 88 wins, 95 losses, 27 saves, 57 holds, and an ERA of 4.57. Song Eun-beom, who underwent knee surgery in August 2021, played only 25 games in 2022, and only four games last year to other bullpen pitchers, and was released after the season.

Song Eun-beom, who later appeared in the audition for the baseball entertainment program `The Greatest Baseball" and did not let go of the baseball.

In mid-May, he joined the Gyeongsan Ballpark Rehabilitation Army and conducted systematic training, passed the club's final test in ball control and live pitching in mid-July, and became a professional baseball player again by signing an annual salary of 50 million won and an option of 30 million won for the rest of the 25th.

Samsung is expected to serve as a mentor for young pitchers as well as revitalizing the bullpen, which has lost physical strength in the second half of the year based on abundant experienceSong Eun-beom explained the reason for the recruitment, saying, `Thank you to the club for trusting and giving me the opportunity, and I will make sure to help the team by communicating with young players" expressed his determination.





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